Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-28
THE IVY PLANTING.

headed by Wheeler & Wilson's band, march
ed to Battell chapel, where the class ivy was
planted by Messrs. Frederic Wells Hart
William Lyon Phelps and Edward Stahlin.
the committee. The ivy, which came from
Oxford, Eng, was planted at the west side
of the main entrance to the chapel from the
campus. While the committee were plant,
ing the tender vine, which it is hoped Will
flourish as a memorial of the class OF 'S7,
the class sang the ivy ode composed by Fran
els Cameron Clarke of Sing Sing, N. Y. 1t
is as follows:
Dear Alma Mater for us weeping,
While now the parting hour is near,
A precious treasure in thy Keeping,
We leave this tender ivy here.
So fragile now the stem unfolding,
Its foliage delicate and frail,
But yet, each heart its leaves Unfolding,
1t wreathes shrine to dear old Yale,
The stormy clouds that darby lower,
The sun shall daily yield his dover,
The moon her silver gifts by night;
The dew that decks the golden morning
Shall have no diadem more fair,
Than that its emerald leaves adjoining,
With diamonds hanging clustered there.
III
When youth shall fade and years shall sever
Our weary steps and wandering ways,
Shall glow with thoughts of bygone days;
And as with tendrils further going,
1t lifts its head to greet the gale,
Still stronger shall our love be growing
For Eighty seven and for Yale.
The class then marched to President
Dwight's, whom three times three brought
out. The president said in substance: To-
day reminds me of 1949, when with my
classmates engaged in a similar celebration
that studies were ended and only enjoy
ment remained. This thought impressed our
minds, viz: How Yale could get on without
49, We reached the conclusion that the
only chance of its success was our leaving
one member here, man strong in the Greek
language. The class of 40 thought Greek
for themselves. we left one man
having a fondness for Greek to save the col
lege. He gave himself to the task of leaven-
ing the college and in time he leavened
eighty-seven men. We have come to the
conclusion that eighty-seven plus one is more
than forty-nine.
After again cheering the president of the
university the class took up its march for ex-
President Woolsey's. Their cheers failed to
call forth the venerable ex-president and the
march was again taken up. Senator Evarts
was observed on the porch of the White res
idence, corner of Grove and Church streets,
and the boys gave three rousing cheers for
him. The Senator advanced to the gate and
in low tone briefly congratulated the class
and thanked it for its compliment.
The boys then proceeded to ex-President
Porter's residence on Hillhouse avenue. DR..
Porter said in part: 1 thank you for your
compliment and take the opportunity to say
how pleasant my intercourse with you has
been and that esteem you greatly. Now
you are untying bonds SO gay and bright yet
forming other ties. You come into corpor-
ate connection, as it were, with the graduates
before you. You are not forgotten here.
Glass after class leaves its mark behind it.
In these stirring times with all before you
bid you farewell with good wishes for your
prosperity. The class returned to the cam
pus where it gave its last cheers for 1877 and
for Yale,